International partnership · September 2026
BAC and BSZ Wurzen establish agricultural vocational education collaboration
Bukalasa Agricultural College (BAC) in Uganda and BSZ Wurzen in Saxony, Germany, strengthened their cooperation through reciprocal staff and student exchanges in September 2026. The visits gave both institutions an opportunity to learn from each other and identify joint projects.
The exchange was initiated by Katosi Women Development Trust (KWDT) under the Uganda–Saxony Partnership and facilitated by the ENSA Development Policy School Exchange Program. ENSA is a program of Engagement Global gGmbH, commissioned by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), that supports exchanges between schools in the Global South and Global North.
BSZ Wurzen delegation visits Uganda
From 1 to 8 September 2026, BSZ Wurzen Headmaster Mr Gunnar Dübener, Project Coordinator Ms Gabriele Hertel, teacher Ms Christiane Jaekel, and students Nils and Florian visited BAC. They were introduced to the college’s training activities and facilities, including classrooms, livestock units, laboratories, the bakery, gardens, machinery, and greenhouses.
The delegation also visited Kulika Farm and Orchid House Farm Ltd, where BAC students undertake industrial training. The visits highlighted organic agriculture, charcoal briquettes, biological pesticides, feedlot cattle production, solar irrigation, drought-resistant fodder, beekeeping, and biogas.
The delegation met with KWDT and experienced Ugandan culture in Kampala, at the Ndere Cultural Centre, and at Murchison Falls. Discussions during the visit included a proposed irrigation project at BAC for 2027.
BAC delegation visits Germany
From 21 to 28 September 2026, a six-member BAC delegation visited Germany: Principal Mr Lule Kisolo Gelvan; Ms Atukunda Robinah, Lecturer and Head of Agriculture; Mr Abigaba Enoch Kayongo, Lecturer and Industry Liaison Officer; and students Matia Lukyamuzi, Ayebale Marcelina, and Ade Isaac Samuel. The students represented Diploma in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Diploma in Crop Production and Business Management, and Diploma in Agribusiness Management respectively.
The delegation learned about Germany’s dual education system, which combines classroom instruction with workplace training, and considered how these approaches could strengthen vocational education at BAC.
Other visits included HaBlau, an automated dairy farm with approximately 700 zero-grazed cows and 13 automated milking units, a biogas and biomethane facility, and the Federal Plant Variety Office. These visits provided practical examples of efficient farming, renewable energy, and crop development.
Tree planting marks the partnership
On 25 September 2026, the partners planted a tree at the BSZ Wurzen administrative campus as a symbol of their growing cooperation. Participants included representatives from Leipzig, the Saxon Ministry, the German Parliament, the Uganda–Saxony Partnership, and both institutions’ staff and students.
Memorandum of understanding and future cooperation
On the same day, BAC and BSZ Wurzen signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a framework for teacher and student exchanges, knowledge sharing, and joint learning. The partners will focus on sustainable environmental, social, and economic development, including efficient use of water, soil, nutrients, and energy.
Priorities for 2027
Subject to joint planning and available resources, the partners intend to continue staff and student exchanges and develop the proposed irrigation project. They also plan to share modern approaches to teaching, training, farming, and sustainability. Exposure to Germany’s dual education system and Uganda’s technical and vocational education and training sector is expected to strengthen practical skills, employment, entrepreneurship, and long-term collaboration.
BAC thanks BSZ Wurzen, ENSA, KWDT, the Uganda–Saxony Partnership managers, Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, and all partners who supported the exchange.